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danbooth

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Metals that don't react with dilute nitric acid
« on: August 19, 2005, 11:38:55 PM »
Can someone help me figure out or show me how to figure out which of the following metals does not react with dilute nitric acid?

Al
Cd
Hg
All of the above
None of the above

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Re:Metals that don't react with dilute nitric acid
« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2005, 08:12:04 AM »
look in a table for standard electrode potentials and check which metal has a standard reduction potential higher than that of H+ (0,000 V)

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Re:Metals that don't react with dilute nitric acid
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2005, 01:46:39 PM »
I don't suppose there is a table on the internet? :D

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Re:Metals that don't react with dilute nitric acid
« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2005, 02:56:37 PM »
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